Quick heated grips question

pmcq · Post by **pmcq** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:05 pm

Just picked up some heated grips today so goign to fit them in the next few days. Just wondering about hooking them up - I was going to use a relay and tap power off the battery but the guy in the shop says to hook it directly up to the rear light supply. There is an inline fuse on the grip cabling.
Any advice?

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:10 pm

Long while since I did mine, but basically take a feed from any wire that is live after the ignition is switched on ( I traced one using the Haynes manual wiring diagram) That way you can't leave them on and then drain the battery!

pmcq · Post by **pmcq** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:22 pm

OK - so I have my heated grips just installed... I've wired it up to a relay instead of taking power off the loom... anyway, the light comes on, on the variable heat control - but they dont seem to be getting very hot.

Do heated grips take long to heat up and how 'hot' do they get? Sorry if this a dumb question...

Cheers!

essexbloke · Post by **essexbloke** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:20 pm

Mine used to take a good 10 minutes to get to maximum. Did get pretty hot too, certainly hot to hold without gloves on.....

but then they busted..... (2 1/2 years after fitting though)

pmcq · Post by **pmcq** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:56 pm

Right then, this 'quick' heated grips question is getting a bit longer...

I've wired up the grips - tested them last night with the engine running and they warmed up... was concious that they would drain the battery... Anyway, after putting the faring on and fixing cables etc., the grips dont heat even after a spin... I've got a red light on my variable control so the power is getting that far.... that simply sends the power to each grip. Not a drop of heat in them now

I thought maybe I had flattened my battery but the bike started no probs today... tested with a multimeter - dont seem to be getting anything from the control.... Any ideas???

Sharpe1 · Post by **Sharpe1** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:30 am

Who needs them??

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:03 pm

2 thoughts

1. Have you tested what voltage is going to the grips when the bike is running?

2. While you've got the grip connectors apart, check what resistance the grips are showing. It should be quite a high figure. If its not you may have a broken element

Ben

pmcq · Post by **pmcq** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:01 am

Cheers Ben!

I investigated this further last night - I opened the control unit and found that a peice of solder had come loose... the leg of some kind of 'transistor' was loose... so I pressed it down onto the board and switched the bike on for a minute - and hey presto.... heat!!! So I will re-solder it today and hopefully that will be it then.